Tip money, My home town had a good size house of ill repute on one end of Main st. that operated there until the mid 70s when it was moves about 10 miles out of town, where it remained until the 90s. Several bars also had poker tables and punch boards adored most of them, all this well before any gambling was legal. The house was a hot social topic on the local radio call in show, yet a big deal was some of the seniors on the football team would go there to sell season tickets to the madam. I suspect another cost of doing business. Later when I was spending time in the bars I met the "bag man" who collected from the bars and the madam and delivered the cash. He said when the county changed sheriffs they never missed a payment. The previous sheriff there served from 1985-2017, his predecessor served from 1966 to 85. The people elected the law they wanted. As a kid, I could walk across town without worries. People left their doors unlocked, in fact I don't know anyone who locked them.
I don't care if there was an un official sin tax or how it was collected or spent.
